FL STUDIO BASICS
What is FL Studio?
FL Studio is a full-featured sequencer perfectly suited for creation of
complex songs and realistic drum loops, with 32 bit internal mixing and advanced
MIDI
support.
The resulting
song or loop can
be
exported
to a WAV/MP3 file and all MIDI events can be exported to a standard MIDI file.
FL Studio is a pattern based sequencer, which means you create your songs
in pieces (patterns) using the Step Sequencer
and the Piano Roll view and then weld those pieces
together using the Playlist window. Then you
can add a wide range of effects to your instruments
(reverb, phaser, flanger etc.) and route the resulting mixer tracks in any
way you like to create complex mixing chains with ease.
Main Features:
- Internal 32 bit floating point mixing, up
to 96kHz
stereo.
- Supports DirectSound and ASIO enabled sound cards for audio output.
- Realtime linear interpolation & sophisticated
interpolation algorithms at rendering time.
- Open architecture allowing third-party instruments (enhanced
proprietary FL instruments
standard, VSTi and DXi2)
and effects (enhanced
proprietary FL effects standard, VST, VST2 and DirectX).
- A full set of high-precision mastering
and special effects filters: reverb,
compressor,
procedural equalizer, distortion, phaser, flanger, bass boost, delay line
and other.
- Advanced sequencing methods allowing quick entering of realistic
drum loops (step sequencing grid) and composing complex
instrumentals (advanced piano roll, arpeggiator,
keyboard tracking, real-time gate).
- Unique note
properties morphing ability
(pitch, cutoff, resonance, panning).
- Advanced mixer: 68 mixer tracks (64
insert and 4 send tracks) supporting up to 8 filters each; mixer
tracks rerouting for creating of complex
mixer chains; track recording with ASIO
input support (for recording MIDI,
vocals etc.); integrated procedural equalizer, volume
and panning for each
mixer track.
- Integrated instruments: Sampler, TS404 (the
popular bassline engine), 3xOSC (subsynth), Plucked! (plucked
strings), MIDI
Out, DX10 (FM synth), Scratcher (turntable
emulator), WaveTraveller (wave bend synth), Wasp (demo), SimSynth
Live (demo), and more.
- Live recording of control movements & integrated automation
events
editor.
- Easy MIDI remote controlling of most parameters (VST
plugins supported as well).
- Procedural control over parameters by using special
controller plugins.
- Click removal & volume ramping to avoid pops.
- Imports *.WAV, *.SYN (SimSynth
1 & 2), *.DS (DrumSynth) files, with effects
applied.
- Imports MIDI sequences and controller events.
- Exports audio to 16Bit or 32Bit *.WAV file,
*.MP3.
- Can export MIDI notes
& controller events to a standard MIDI
file.